UBUBHC FULL AMOOIATID PHIS IftlPORT
COVCA MORNING FIELO ON THS LOWER COLUMBIA
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VOLUME LVIV. NO. 135
ASTORIA, OREGON. Tl'SEDAY, MARCH 21. 1905.
PRICK FIrE CENTS
SIXTY KILLED
Terrible Boiler Explosion
at Brockton.
FACTORY DESTROYED
Shoe Factory at Brockton, Mas
sachusetts Blown Up by
the Explosjon.
SEVEN BUILDINGS DESTROYED
There Wr Over 400 Persons In tht
Fsotory at th Time f the Explo
Ion, and Impossible to Slat Ho a.
Many HVe 8ttn Kilted.
llrockton, Mam.. Murch SO. At least
0 persons weer killed early thll mom
iitf by U explosion of a boiler In the
large shoe manufacturing establish
merit In Cum pel 1 1 district conducted
by the R. II. Grover Company. Tin
explosion urn ImmedluMy followed by
a II mh of flnmi" which consumed thv
factory, a long four-story structure.
n l( It were a house of cards, and 4n
clneruted an unknown number of men
Htiil w mien who were unabnl to extrl
rat themselves from Hip mas of
tungled wrnkage formed by the tr.
rlffc upheaval In the boiler room. More
thun 0 employe In the bullitlnir were
maimed or bruised by the time thry
reached the ground
Home hud to Jump from the roof and
otna from the window and many oth
er were Injured In the mnd ruali to
escape' jrom the doomed furtory.from
which all part emmltted the heat of an
Inferno, driving back many band of
hemic rescuers who In a few minute
performed gallant service.
The Are extended from the fuclory to
even other building In the vicinity
and destrowed them. One of these
building was a three-story wooden
block, the othera being cottage of
small value and n blacksmith whop,
The wooden building near the engine
room were practically demolished by
piece of the flying boiler, but none of
the occupant, were seriously hurt. Tht
tntfil flnnnrlnl ln. ! itlmhiMt nt
V50.000.
It may never e known Just how
mnny ieron perished In the wreck
"He. No one know exactly how many
pernona were In tin factory, The num
ber bus been estimated nt 400, but
Treasurer Neon nld tonight he
doubted whether theve were o ninny
at work. Two hundred and fifty have
been accounted for and at midnight
GO bodice hud been recovered form tht
lulns, and the aearch wll be continued
oU night.
Fragments of humnn frame which
might possibly belong to bod I, othet
than thoes removed have also been
found. Few of the remain have been
Identified. The head In nearly every
Intsanec 1 missing, and except In rare
lnHtnnre It I Impoaalbie to distinguish
the ex.
Chief of Police Iiny.ten at a late hour
tonight expressed the opinion that
ome of the employed had not reached
the factory at the time of the explos
ion, and undoubtedly a number of those
.living nearby, who were Injured, had
gone home without reporting their In
juries. It I thought that many of thoe
unaccounted for, more than 100 In
number, were among these. The dls
acter waa attended by many harrow
ing acene and thrilling rescue. An
Inspection of the wrecked boiler b
the elate boiler Inspector ehowed a
sufficient aupply of water In It. The
cnuae of the expllalon la unknown.
When the boiler exploded tt passed
upward almost perpendicularly, tear
ing a pnaaage a It went, killing many
on Ita way. After rising high In the
old It .descended a half distance and
then, ewervlng northerly, cut Ita way
Ike a huge projectile through a
dwelling house further along. 1
Scene of horror followed the
wrenrhmv annrt nr tne rnciorv nuiM-
Ing. In the rear three upper floor,
weighted a they were with heavy ma
chinery, collapsed with tt crh that
coubl be heard for block. . Men and
ivijiimu working In the department of
thlM aoctlon were busy nt the wuchln-',
and had only lime to turn In nn at
tempt to flee after the flrt dull ronr,
when the floor mnk beneath t'tem and
(hey were carried to the round floor,
crushed and brulaed, amid the mum ot
dehrl. M n y fell Into a veritable flery
furnace. In the other aectlona of the
fuclory which remained atandlng, the
operative were panlc-trlcken a they
sought eocnpe. Muny fled down ktalr.
way and reached the atreet. Otheri
ran to the window, the Are escapee
In many Inalunoe having been torn
away by the expliwIo.L lu dcaperatlon
many jumped from the second and
third story window to the ground and
btngerouly Injured.
Hcnrcely bad the rear portion of the'
trudure collapeed when a tongue ot
flam etarted up from the loller plti
and reaching out n It aacnded, com
municated with splinter of wreckage
and .Immediately afterward with the
standing wall. Soon lh entire story
wu In flume.
Inatant death waa the tue of man)
who went down with the floor that
collapned. A lurge number of men and
women working the urrn'l'-r wvro
tllva after the wall and floor fell.
l-'rnin these unfortunate cries of agony
mid terror ; went up. Almoat all of
them hnd been caught between broken
timber, lighter wooden wreckage and
heavy piece of machinery, Very few
person succeeded It) extricating them
selves from the wreckug and many
more reoaied to death.
Brockton, Ma., March !, t a. m.
At thl hour, the remain of tl peraona
hav been recovered from the ruin.
Seven bodlc have been Identified, but
only 3 or 4 poeltlvely; SS peraon are
xllll known to b mlaelng, the name of
31 have been oblulned. Many other
are reported missing, but It I consul
ered poNNlble that ome of them are at
home In nearby town. "Two hundred
and flfty-lliree aurvlvora Imve bm-n
accounted for. The eetltiittiea of ihe
dead range from CO to 80, and the In
ured from CO to 100.
The toek of rescuing became momen
tartly difficult and perilous, for the
heat from the Are wu iilnioet unbear
able . Iiy the uei of long piece of tim
ber the rescuera were able to ralee
porta of the wreckage and thereby re-
eae t.nme of the Imprisoned men and
women and tehu rushing Into the
smoke pull them from the ruins.
Then It wo that net of aaerlilce
and heroism were aeen. One man,
whom- leg weer cuugbt under an iron
beam, cried to the rescuer that thry
should not extricate him, bu'. to hilp
the gtrla behind hi in. Ktretihhig out
hi iirm, he lifted severel girls, one
y one and paed them to the rescu
er. Then the Are bad him and he
aiei. a woman entangled in a snoc
machine cried out that she wa dying
and commanded the rescuer to :tt-
end to the others who might live.
She begged to be ehiil. Soon the
Hume envt loped her. Among the flrst
to arrive on the acene wus lie v. Jn.
I'Rourke, curate Ht HI. Margaret'
Roman Catholic church, i.eur the Ate.
At the risk of his life he removed
seven persona from the ruins before
the tire had reached them and In re-
urnlng from the eighth he feinted.
Many persons ruiied Into the ruins
und pulled out Injured at the risk of
heir own live. Imprisoned otieratlve
too fur away for rescue, who knew that
tlii'lr live would lust but a few min
ute, ixke words of encouragement to
those who seemed nearer to escape.
.Some prayed aloud; other pleaded
with rescurer. saying good-bye to
relative. The spectacle unnerved
many who were trying vulnlv to get nt
the victims and some turned away sick
and fainting. Member of the Are de
partment with Ind icts aided greatly In
work of rescue, but 'their time for
work waa short, for wltlifn a brief ln
terval the Are closed over the wreck
and the cries of the Imprisoned were
hushed.
I
Discussing Peace.
Paris, March 2iV In the course of
an Interview In Matin today. Viscount
Hayashl stated that M. Wltte, when In
llerlln last July, sent an emissary to
London asking the Japanese mlnlstet
there to meet him to discuss peace
Hayashl consented, but received no
further communication.
Panama Commission.
Washington. March 20. The Post
tomorrow will say: Horace O. Burt,
formerly president of the Union Pa
cific, will probably be the new head of
the Panama canal commission. It Is
understood thot the offer has already
been made or will be made forthwith
SEAT OF WAR
Everything Reported Quiet
In Manchuria.
RUSSIANS RETREATING
Destroy Bridges and Railroads
and Everything Portable to
Check Pursuers.
OFFICERS TO BE WEEDED OUT
The Russian Retreat Is Reported as
Being Conducted Uneventfully and
Neglecting ne Precautions to Impede
the Pursuit of the Japanese.
(iunshu I'oss, March 20. The lost
two day have been utterly without In
cident In Manchuria, except the re
moval of the censor to Kudsibu pas.
The Iluaaiun rear guard le retreating
slowly and engaging occasional sklrm
Ishe. They have now reached a posi
tion 27 miles north of Tie pas! The
Japanese are slowly advancing with
out pressing the Russian. In the
cnursti of the retreat the Russians art
destroying bridges, railroad roadbed
and hlghwaya and everything portable.
Reporta of wide turning movement by
the Japanese are no longer being re
ceived. The troops parted with asd
ness with Kuropatkln, whose labors In
shaping and reorganising the army
und who was ever attentive to the
wants of the soldiers In the matter of
food, clothing and shelter.
Oeneral I.lnevltch, who also enjoys
the respect and . confidence of the
troops and ns a Aghter Is determined
to InnltlHte some reforms by weeding
out the overload of ataflf officers and
other administrative departments, and
taking other, steps which is believed
will result In economy s well as In
creasing the efficiency of the army.
St. Petersburg, March 20. The lat
est dlspntche. from Manchuria Indl
ciit that the retreat of the Russian
army Is being conducted uneventfully.
Doth the Russians and the Japanese
at this stage are probably considering
that marching Is more Important than
fighting, The Russians, however, are
negelctiug no precautions to Impede
pursuit and hnmper the construction
of iHM'innnent Japanese lines supply.
A dNpntch received yesterday morning
announcing that heavy cannonading
had been heard south of Tie pass is
oppnrmtly an error ns to the direction
of the locution.
St. Petersburg, March 2u. Cpon the
quietude of affairs In Mnnchurlnn situ
ation there burst Airth the news of
the attempted Hssnlslnntion of another
high official In Finland, who.se efToits
for the Russlfictttlon of the grand
duchy exposed him to the enhance of
the young Fennomas. The Incident In
dicate that the revolutionists hfiveJ
not abandoned their policy of terror
Ism but are dctei mined to have more
blood and presumes, further etlme of
like nature. Authorities here are
drawing up a program of administrat
ive reforms for Finland with a , view
of estr.bllrhlry order and diminishing
racial antagonisms.
REPORT DENIED.
French War Vessels Have Not Been
Ordered to Venezuela.
Paris. March 20. Inquiry at the
minister of marine office tonight failed
to elicit any verification of the report
cabled here from the United States to
day to the effect that the Freeh war
vessel had been ordered to Venexu
ellu to precent an annullment of the.
concessions of the French cable com-
panlei. On the contrary no movement
of that character has been ordered.
Moreover, no meeting of the cabinet
h Ven held since Friday, when It
was decided not take any definite ac
tion until the Venexuelllan courts had
rendered a final decision. The foreign
office say that the decision a to
sending war vessels ha not been
reached.
BANK R0BBER8.
Given Long Terms in the State's Peni-
, tentiary.
Albany, March 2U. Kll Dunn and
3. A. Crossely, convicted of bank rob
bery last Saturday, were sentenced to
Imprisonment in the penitentiary to
day fir a term of five year each. The
motion for a new trial by the attor
neys for the dert-ndants was overruled
and a notice of Hppea) was given. Both
men wre taken to the penitentiary
todoy. Just 40 days after the commis
sion of the crime. Dunn and Cross
ley were convicted on circumstantial
evidence of iohblng the bank at Leb
anon on February S.
New Appointed.
WashWgon, March 20 Secretary
Cortelyou late tonight announced the
appointment of Harry 8. New, vice
chairman of the republican national
committee, lly reason of thl appoint
ment, Kw becomes the acting chair
man on Cortelyou' retirement, which
takes place In a few days.
British Stsamer Ssized.
Tpklo, March 20. The British
steamer Harbarton. carrying coal to
Vladivostok, was seised Saturday b
the Japanese.
Ryan Defsats 8ayers.
Hot Springs, Ark,, March 20. The
Savers-Ryan bout tonight went 20.
round to a decision. Ryan was de
cfttreo Hi victor. f
Attempt to Assassinate Governor
Miasodoff of Viborsj. Russia.
ASSASSIN A 19-YEAR-OLD BOY
Obtained Entrance to the Governor's
Office and Fired Three Shot at Him,
One Bullet Inflicting Serious Wound.
Assassin Is Arrested.
Vlborg, Euroean Russia, March 20
Governor MlnsoJolt was shot and
seriously wounded here today by tl
boy whose Identity has not yet been
ascertained. The assassin, who is
about 15 years old. obtained entrance
to the governor's office and fired three
shots at him, one bullet inflicting a
serious wound nnd the others slightly
wounding the governor In the legs.
The governor's clerks and his private
secretary were unable to stop the
would-be assassin who managed to
reach the street, where he was arrest
ed without a struggle. The governor's
condition Is considered critical.
The youth, who shot the governor
has been Identified as Mailt Hj.ihnar
Reinlkke, who admitted that he was a
revolutionist. He halls from Kurikke
parish, In the northern part of Finland,
but has recently been l!virg In Stock
holm to avoid arrest on account of bis
revolutionary ideas. He returned four
days ngo to Flnulnd by the way of
Tornea and spent three days in VI
borg, but declined to reveal bis stop
ping place.
Governor Mlasoredoff hnd been most
energetic In the. Russlfloatlon of Fin
land und several memorials have been
sent to his estates petitioning for his
removal on account of his alleged Il
legal methods nnd the general condi
tion In his province, which were pro
nounced Intolerable. Relntkke, 'who
lost one of hi arms recently In a rail
way accident, when asked If his name
was Reinlkke. replied:
"The police of Helslngfors know me
my motive and the governor's record."
The crime wus committed with an
automatic pistol of ten same type as
the ope with which Hohenthal assus?
elnoted Solnlnen, the piocitrate gen
eral of Finland, on February 8.
GOVERNOR IIINDED
LOAN HELD UP
French Bankers Hold Up
Russian Loan.
SECURITY INSUFFICIENT
Belief That Empire Has Reached
, the End of Its Financial
Resources.
GOVERNMENT. IS OPPOSED
Inquiry at French Banking houses
Elicited the Reply That the Proposed
New Loan to Russia Had Been Post
poned Pending an Investigation.
Paris, March 20. Inquiry at three
banks principally Interested In the
proposed new Russian loan brought the
response that It had been decided U
postpone the Issue. A representative
of one of the banks said the postpone
ment waa for such an Indefinite period
that it was not likely the issuance
would occur for some time to come.
The postponement wa attributed tc
the uncertainties of the war situation.
The Temp says: '
"It wa quite natural that the Paris
bankers should refuse to sign a con
tract In view oi the conditions In Man
churia and the entire Ignorance of th
financiers concerning the real lnten
tlon of the Russian government."
The paper says the postponement
will continue until Russia' Intentions
become clear.
The Journal des Debate In its finan
cial article says:
"Many people consider the adjourn
ment to be evidence that Russia has
reached the end of ber .resources."
La Revue tomorrow will publish an
article appealing to French investors
not to make further advances to Rus
sla, declaring that the war reverses
may brlrg on a depression lit Russian
securities which might prove a great
er blow to French InvesWs than the
bursting of the first Panama bubble...
London, March 20. The Dilly Mail
says that the French government has
given Parisian banking bouses clearly
to understand that they must no- con
elude the proposed Russian loan un
less Russia Is prepared to negotiate
for peace.
All the London newspaper this
morning consider the postponement
tantamount to a refusal, and agree
that the news promises a speedy con
clusion of peace.
Reports are current here that Japan
will now demand an indemnity of be
tween $500,000,000 and $750,f00,000.
A JUST DECISION.
Man Encourages Women- to Drink
Cannot Get Divorce.
Kansas City, March 20. "A man
should Investigate carefully the char
acter of a girl he Is to marry. If he
knows her faults before the ceremony,
he cannot feel himself aggrieved. In
law. If these faults make the marrted
state Intolerable.
'If :i man knows a girl drinks, even
beer, he Is taking his life in his nand
when he marries her. The appetite
for liquor Is bad enough jn a man, but
you know It is tenfold worse in 1U
consequences In women.
To my mind one of the greatest
evils of our day is the tendency of
srtrls and young women to drink beet
and occasionally a cocktail or two. So
ciety Is going to be much the worse
for It 25 year from now, but the mai.
who, knowing and encouraging these
things, would come into court and give
evidence to blacken the character ot
the woman la a dirty dog and should
be hounded from the halls of Justice."
With these observations Judge Pane,
in the city court today, denied th mo
tion of Cornelius Dalley for a new
trial In his proceedings for-divorce
from Annie Dalley.
Dalley Is a saloonkeeper who mar-
ried a 14-year-old girL She became
a slave to liquor and la now In the 8L
Joseph insane asylum.
VICTIM OP HYPNOTISM.
Outrages Woman and Daughter and
I Arrested.
Tacoma, March 20. Another alleged
victim of Dr. J. Edwin Hughe visited
him In the county jail at Yakima today
and denounced him as the man who
hypnotized her at Florence, Col., where
she formerly lived. She claim that
under his hypnotic influence she be
came subject to hie will. He wrecked
her 14-year-old daughter' life, she de
clared, and arranged for her to feign
Insanity. Instead she confessed to her
husband and Hughe left town.
This woman says Hughes told her
he had a wife in Chicago and that, be
waa connected with a bank and train
robbery in Nevada. The woman's
name Is withheld by the prosecutor
and the sheriff of -Yakima county at
ber urgent request. She moved to the
vicinity of Yakima last month from
Portland, having come from Colorado
last year.
Last fell Hughes Induced Mrs. Hatch
of Elmlra to elope with him. Her bus
band chased them through six states,
finally locating them In Seattle. From
Denver Hughes had sent Mr. Hatch'
3-year-old daughter to Chicago, tak
ing Mr. Hatch and ber 15-year-old
daughter May to Ogden. ( He there
married the daughter with the moth
er's consent ' '
Hatch, who is a prosperous farmer,
is prosecuting; Hughes to the full ex
tent of the law.
Venezuelia Decision. -
Washington, March 20. Full copies
of the decision of the superme court of
Venezuelan action against the New
York and Bermudese Asphalt Com
pany have just reached Washington.
The decision bears date February IS,'
and in brief amounts to an affirmation
of the correctness of the proceedings
In the lower court leading to the at
tachment Of the property of the com
pany. New York Highbinders Attempt
to Kill Chinaman.
MOCK DUCK GUILTY PARTY
Unknown Highbinders Attempted t
Murder a Chinaman Friday Night
and Wall of Chinatown Are Deco
rated With Plackard.
New York. March 20. Mock Duck,
said to be the head man of Hip Sing
Tong, a Chinese secret society, was
arrested today on a warrant issued by
District Attorney Jerome and broughC.
to that official's office for questioning.
Coincident with his arrest, Tom Lee
and Gin Gum, respectively chief sec
retary of On Leong Tong, a rival so
ciety, came out from hiding, where
they had been since Duck returned
from a trip out of town.
Unknown highbinders attempted to
murder a" Chinaman on Friday night,
and today mysterious plackard ap
peared on the walla of Chinatown
houses warning Tom Lee and Gin
Gum that they would bs ' murdered.
They with their attorneys for the so
ciety complained to District Attorney
Jerome that Mock Duck had Instigat
ed an attempt to kill Chinamen and
has posted warning plackards. It has
been reported in Chinatown for sev.
eral days that Mock Duck had recent
ly returned from San Francisco and
about that time also appeared fout
members of a Chinese society, whose
members accepted onty commissions to
kill
Duck has been twice tried on a
charge of murder and is at liberty on
his own recognisance under that
charge at present. He said today when
asked, that he had never been to Cali
fornia in bis life.
Duck was committed to the Tombs
prison to await the third trial on an
old Indictment accidlng him of killing
Ah Tee in this city in 1900.
CHINESE
ARRESTED